Export Sector: Myanmar to export rice, related products to Europe, Africa

Myanmar exports its rice and rice-related products by bulk carriers yearly.

This year, the products will be exported to Europe and African countries from seven jetties at the Sule port terminal. A total of five vessels will carry 143,400 tonnes of rice to Belgium, Spain and Togo - three vessels to Belgium while one to Spain and another one to Togo.

The country exports about 200,000 tonnes of rice per month and expects to ship two million metric tons this financial year, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation. The high-grade rice is mainly exported to the Europe market, China, some ASEAN countries and Bangladesh.

Myanmar’s agriculture products, rice, broken rice and bran are exported to Europe and African countries by bulk carriers, and the country exported over 1 million ton of rice by 90 vessels between April 2021 and March 2022 while over 580,000 tonnes by 27 vessels in three months from April to June 2022.